The Glove Library is a comprehensive source for Vintage Baseball Glove information like manufacturer catalogs, patents and articles. Login to read glove collecting articles, research manufacturer’s catalogs, glove patents and old Glove Collector Newsletters that built the foundation of the hobby.
Glove Articles
- Bats & Gloves of Glory - Marion Renick
- Batting Cleanup
- Be a Sports Equipment Expert! - Rawlings Sporting Goods Company
- Better Gloves - Better Fielding
- Billy Crystal's $239,000 Mickey Mantle Glove Gets Boost From Rare Note - David Seideman
- Birdie Blasts Backstops Who Cry for Pillow Mitt
- Black Baseball on the Border - Rene Torres
- Blessed Be the Tie That Binds - Jay Feldman
- Born on Farm, O-K Big-Time Now
- Bottom of the Ninth - Ron Spomer
Glove Catalogs
- A.J. Reach 1909 Catalog 2
- A.J. Reach 1909 Catalog 3
- A.J. Reach 1910 Catalog 1
- A.J. Reach 1910 Catalog 2
- A.J. Reach 1910 Catalog 3
- A.J. Reach 1911 Catalog 1
- A.J. Reach 1911 Catalog 2
- A.J. Reach 1912 Catalog 1
- A.J. Reach 1912 Catalog 2
- A.J. Reach 1912 Catalog 3
Glove Collector Newsletters
Glove Hobby – Historical
- Oregon Trail Catalog - June 5, 1996
- Oregon Trail Catalog - June 9, 1998
- Oregon Trail Catalog - March 28, 1996
- Oregon Trail Catalog - November 4, 1998
- Paul Gertsen Glove List
- Raise Auction - June 9, 1998
- Solo Shot 1
- Solo Shot 2
- Sports Artifacts Baseball Catalog 02-15-96
- Sports Artifacts Baseball Catalog 08-08-96
Glove Patents
- 1899-04-11 - William Shoot Tompkins
- 1899-06-27 - Jason F. Draper
- 1901-04-30 - Jason F. Draper
- 1901-07-09 - Charles H. Dean
- 1905-01-17 - Burt T. Rogers
- 1905-05-09 - James Edward Bennett
- 1905-09-26 - Frank L. Sheldon & Cory W. Dudley
- 1905-09-26 - John A. Peach
- 1905-11-28 - Edgar J. Goldsmith
- 1906-01-02 - John Gamble